Best of Chicago Ideas Podcast
1) Gwyneth Paltrow and Lisa Gersh discuss founding Goop
The Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow tells the story behind the lifestyle and wellness brand she founded, Goop, alongside the company’s former CEO Lisa Gersh in conversation with Johnson ...Show More
2) Sebastian Junger on the struggles soldiers face after returning home
Sebastian Junger, the New York Times best-selling author of "War" and "The Perfect Storm," discusses the difficulties veterans face when returning from war. Addressing the rising rates of depression a...Show More
3) Ep. 13 Reshma Saujani on forging your own path
In today’s episode, Reshma Saujani, the Founder of the nonprofit organization Girls Who Code, speaks about her goal of teaching one million girls how to code by 2020. Through her organization, Saujani...Show More
4) Ep. 12 Sal Khan wants to make education a human right
Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of the Khan Academy, digs deep into the flawed thinking surrounding education. Khan has worked to provide free, world-class education for people anywhere and everywhere, ...Show More
5) Ep 11. Kamala Harris on evolving the criminal justice system
California Senator Kamala Harris discusses our flawed approach to criminal justice. Here, she offers paths forward, ones that focus on the humanity of people in the criminal justice system.
6) Ep. 10 Al Pittampalli and the science of choice
Al Pittampalli, the Founder of MCW Consulting and author of Persuadable: How Great Leaders Change Their Minds to Change the World, discusses the struggle between speed and accuracy in the decision mak...Show More
7) Ep. 9 Deepak Chopra faces universal truths
New York Times bestselling author D. Deepak Chopra stares down life's big questions and offers up some answers-finding ways to explore our consciousness and make peace with the unknown.
8) Ep. 08 Chicago: Where Diversity Meets Segregation
Featuring Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer, WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore, Illinois state representative Sonya Harper, the Executive Director of the inner-city Muslim Action Network Rami Nashashi...Show More
9) Ep. 07 Arne Duncan on creating positive change in communites
Former U.S Secretary of Education, and Managing Partner of Emerson Collective, Arne Duncan sits down with Abrams Media Founder Dan Abrams to discuss how to bring change to communities throughout Chica...Show More
10) Ep. 06 Getting weird with Joi Ito
The Director of MIT's Media Lab Joi Ito sat with IDEO Executive Portfolio Director Neil Stevenson to explain his strange path to becoming one of the most influential, forward-thinking tech entrepreneu...Show More